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Today we"re checking out the top-of-the-line MSI GS75 Stealth 8SG, one of a number of new RTX-powered gaming laptops from MSI. As this beast fits into their Stealth line, it"s designed to be a slim and light portable gaming system, with the GS75 branding indicating it"s their 17-inch model. Previously we reviewed the GS65 and really liked it, so we were definitely keen to check out the larger model equipped with a new GPU.

The GS75 Stealth 8SG model we were sent for testing is the most powerful unit available equipped with an RTX 2080 Max-Q GPU. There are also models available with the RTX 2070 Max-Q and the RTX 2060. Each variant of this laptop with a different GPU is then available with different RAM and storage configurations, in our case we received 32GB of dual-channel memory and a dual 512GB SSD setup in RAID 0.

In terms of CPU performance, all we"re looking for is to see whether the MSI GS75 Stealth performs especially well (or not) compared to the average result from all the Core i7-8750H laptops we"ve tested so far. It does depend on the workload, but the GS75 is a little slower on average, especially in longer workloads like Handbrake and x264 encoding where it"s about 6 percent behind. With that said, it"s a little faster shorter tasks like 7-Zip and MATLAB so this isn"t a bad result overall, it"s just can"t sustain as high performance for as long as some of the beefier laptops we"ve tested.

If you are coming from a quad-core laptop, something using a Core i7-7700HQ for example, you can expect the GS75 to deliver pretty sizable gains: 40% in workloads like x264 encoding, and over 50% in 7-Zip, with a handy 10% improvement in single-threaded tasks as well. Jumping up to six-cores is a good move, especially if you do a lot of multi-threaded work, and it can help alleviate a few bottlenecks in some games.

The GS75 Stealth uses the regular 80W configuration of the RTX 2080 Max-Q, not the faster 90W version, so the data to look at in our GPU review is for the standard configuration. But that data only refers to how this laptop performs in the default Sport performance mode, if you enable the Turbo mode, the GPU gets a 100 MHz factory overclock of sorts, which improves performance over the "standard" RTX 2080 Max-Q configuration.

We"re getting 12 percent more performance from the GS75 than a standard RTX 2070 Max-Q laptop without any factory overclocking. Some games are heavily constrained by the CPU or other hardware, like Hitman 2, while other such as Metro Exodus deliver 17 percent more performance. You"re not getting desktop-like margins here, but low double digit gains from the same cooler design isn"t bad.

How does 27 percent more performance than the GTX 1070 Max-Q sound? That"s a very healthy improvement assisted by the small factory overclock provided by the GS75. We"re not comparing the same price bracket, but we suspect some people with a GTX 1070 Max-Q laptop might be considering spending a bit more cash on their next upgrade.

You"ll also get 18% more performance than an RTX 2060 laptop. This is another GPU that"s available in the MSI GS75, so which GPU is best might come down to the pricing you can get for each variant. The RTX 2080 Max-Q is a decent amount faster.

MSI"s current-generation triple-fan cooling solution is very good, it"s definitely one of the better designs we"ve seen for this sort of portable gaming system. Even when using the overclocked Turbo mode, the GS75 is quieter than your average gaming laptop, at 44.5 dBA. And it does this while keeping the GPU around 75 degrees C, which is cooling performance you"d normally expect from a chunkier laptop like the ROG Strix Scar II, not a slim system like this.

In fact, the GS75 is significantly better it this regard than the GS65 with the GTX 1070 Max-Q, although it is slightly louder, it"s also a larger system so there"s more room for heat dissipation, and the GPU is different. More impressively, it"s quieter and cooler than the Gigabyte Aero 15 X9, which uses the slower RTX 2070 Max-Q. However, this does come at the cost of CPU cooling, which is right at its limit, hitting 91 degrees C under a gaming load.

Looking at storage performance, the GS75 we received with 1TB of SSD space was configured with two Samsung PCIe NVMe drives in RAID 0, so naturally it delivered extremely good sequential speeds. Random performance is at the limit of these drives but is still excellent for a gaming laptop, and it"s safe to say this SSD is much faster than what you need for game loading.

The display is 17.3-inches in size, it packs a 1080p resolution and it has a 144 Hz refresh rate. You don"t get adaptive sync, which is a trade-off to allow better battery life through GPU switching, but the quality of this panel is great and the high refresh rate is a perfect pairing for this GPU that often pushes frame rates above 100 FPS at 1080p with Ultra settings.

Overall the MSI GS75 Stealth 8SG is an excellent portable gaming laptop. There"s not a lot to complain about in regards to the hardware package. We absolutely love the metal chassis, the 15-inch display is very good, it"s cooler and quieter than an average gaming laptop despite the size and powerful hardware inside, and there"s good I/O.

Unfortunately, this hardware comes at a price, and it"s a high one. To get top-end performance in this size, you"re going to need to fork out $2,800, and that"s just for the GS75 with a 256GB SSD and 16GB of RAM. For the configuration we reviewed, with a 1TB SSD and 32GB of RAM, it"s closer to $3,000.

The value situation is further muddied by Pascal laptops, which admittedly are getting harder to find as stock clears out. Right now you can get a GTX 1070 Max-Q system like the Asus ROG Zephyrus S for around $1,800, which is slightly better value than the RTX 2060 GS75, given the 1070 Max-Q is also slower.

It"s an interesting market, because for regular laptops - meaning, not the slim and light variants we"ve been talking about so far - we wouldn"t recommend a more expensive RTX 2060 laptop over a cheaper GTX 1070 laptop right now. But for slim and light systems, the GTX 1070 Max-Q and RTX 2060 are fairly priced given their performance differences. What is the better option will be down to your budget, though we tend to like a lot the value offered by the RTX 2060 GS75 just because we love this MSI design and its 17 inches for playing games.

Small laptops are great for portability, but if you want a premium gaming notebook experience, you need to opt for something a little larger. The Razer Blade Pro and the MSI GS75 Stealth are two of the best gaming laptops we’ve tested in recent years and most gamers would be lucky to have either to hand for their next game, but which is better?

Although that may come down to your particular preferences, with a focus on specific features and specifications, we feel confident we can sort out the debate of the Razer Blade Pro versus the MSI GS75 Stealth.

The Razer Blade Pro is the first refresh of Razer’s 17-inch gaming laptop in a couple of years and this brings it in line with some of the more incremental updates that Razer has made to its more mainstream gaming laptops. This laptop has the same boxier-look of the latest Razer Blade and the newly revamped Blade Stealth. It moves the touchpad back into the center and increases its size to the same large layout seen in other Razer gaming laptops.

The MSI GS75 Stealth, on the other hand, stands out more despite its demure aesthetic. It has a slightly flimsy build-quality which is a shame, because the overall design is one we quite enjoyed. It ditches the lights and frills of some gaming laptop designs and focuses on an understated, classy look with gold accents that we think give it a nice note of sophistication compared to the flashy competition.

One problem with the GS75 is the touchpad. While the Razer Blade Pro has a large, accurate, and tactile touchpad, the GS75’s is strangely misplaced. Because the keyboard is shifted over to fit it in a numberpad, you’ll find the touchpad directly under your palms while typing. While the touchpad itself is fine, it’ll definitely cause some mis-clicks here and there.

Port-wise, you have a little bit of everything with the GS75 Stealth. It has a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 that’s fully Thunderbolt 3 compatible, a USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, a Gigabit Ethernet connector, a MicroSD card slot, and an HDMI 2.0 output. Razer has a near-identical selection, with a Thunderbolt 3 port, two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port, an HDMI 2.0b connector, and an SD Card reader.

The MSI GS75 Stealth’s base configuration starts at a cheaper $1,780 and sports a last-generation processor. It’s far from incapable, though. The Core i7-8750H is a fantastic gaming CPU with six cores, 12 threads, and a boost core clock of 4.1GHz. Buyers can choose up to 32GB of memory (which is how much ram you need), up to a terabyte of PCIe NVMe storage, and one of three same options for graphics chips. There are also a few configurations on some sites selling a model with a Core i9-9980H CPU, which offers an additional two cores and a higher clock speed of 4.8GHz. Though we haven’t tested it yet, this Core i9 would push performance above the Razer Blade Pro — that is, as long as the cooling system could handle the extra heat.

The highest-end configuration of the GS75 costs up to $3,399 — even higher than the Razer Blade Pro. Our review unit with the mid-tier CPU but the top-end graphics option delivered fantastic frame rates in Fortnite, Battlefield V, and Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, with playable frame rates at the highest detail settings at even 4K resolution. Until we’ve done in-depth testing on the Razer Blade Pro, we can’t know for sure how well it’ll do against the MSI GS75. We were told from Razer representatives that the Razer Blade Pro’s performance gain over the 15-inch model was fairly minimal.

Neither system offers anything different in the way of display options. They both have a 17.3-inch 1080p IPS panel with a high-refresh rate of 144Hz. With their port-selection, however, both systems can output to 4K and support external graphics cards in enclosures like the Razer X Chroma.

The Razer Blade Pro weighs just over six pounds and is less than 0.79 inches wide at its thinnest point. Its full dimensions are 15.55 x 10.24 x 0.78-inches. The MSI GS75 Stealth is more than a full pound lighter, at 4.96-pounds and measures 15.59 x 10.2 x 0.75 inches, so is the slightly trimmer device overall.

We haven’t had a chance to test the Blade Pro’s battery just yet, but its 70.5 watt-hours should give it around five hours during light usage, though likely less in heavier gaming sessions. The GS75’s battery is greater with 82 watt-hours. It managed nearly seven hours of video playback in our testing, and nearly six hours in our web browsing benchmark. That’s comparable to some of the best gaming laptops we’ve ever tested.

This is a close fight, but we can’t give the Razer Blade Pro a full recommendation over the MSI GS75 until we get it in for a full review. Our short preview time with the device left us impressed, but we still have to wonder about performance. As of now, the MSI GS75 Stealth is our favorite 17-inch gaming laptop out there at the moment. It’s not as stylish as the Blade Pro and its configuration options are very similar, but the slightly lighter design and greater battery life mean the Razer Blade Pro has a lot to live up to.

They both have great port selections, decent high-speed screens, and cool and quiet thermal management systems, but the MSI GS75 is an all round better package. That is, when we tested it, which is something we haven’t been able to do with the Razer Blade Pro yet. When that happens, we’ll have to reevaluate.

These are both solid 17-inch gaming laptops and at their prices, they’re hard to pick between, but right now, we have to go with the MSI GS75 Stealth.

Slender gamer. The sleek MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG handles all modern triple-A games with ease thanks to its Core i7-9750H processor and GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q GPU. The 17.3-inch device has good battery life too, lasting longer between charges than even some office laptops.

The current MSI GS75 Stealth series is already familiar to us, having reviewed the 8SG in March. The 9SG has now entered our offices, which features a newer CPU, namely the Intel Core i7-9750H. All other components are identical though, with the two devices sharing the same design, connectivity, input devices, display, GPU and speakers. Correspondingly, we shall omit all but the Display and GPU of those for this review. Please see our GS75 8SG Stealth review for our thoughts on the areas that we have not included in this review.

The display in the 9SG also achieved a respectable 1,262:1 contrast ratio thanks to its 0.29 cd/m² black value. The panel also has a 144 Hz refresh rate, a must for modern gaming laptops. Additionally, it has stable viewing angles, short reaction times and accurate colour reproduction. In short, the 9SG has an excellent display, just like its GS75 sibling.

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The MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG is a sleek 17.3-inch gaming laptop that packs a punch. Unfortunately, while the device looks stylish by gaming standards, it could do with being sturdier. Hopefully, MSI addresses this with subsequent models by reinforcing or refreshing the chassis.

The MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG is a powerful gaming laptop that should make most gamers happy. Its flimsy case and high retail price are reasons to look elsewhere though.

The 9SG also has comparatively good battery life thanks to its 80.25 Wh battery and should last a full day’s use between charges. The flimsy case helps keep weight down too, with the 9SG weighing in at just 2.28 kg (~5 lb). Including Thunderbolt 3 was a wise move, and while there should be enough ports for most people, MSI had the space to add a few more. Overall, the MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG is a good option for those who are in the market for a mobile 17.3-inch gaming laptop. If you can overlook the deficiencies with its design, then the 9SG will reward you with cutting-edge performance on a gorgeous 144 Hz panel.

The question is, just what do you give up? In conventional gaming, it doesn’t look like much. Remember: You can’t separate any laptop design from the actual GPU (or CPU) performance, but we’re seeing pretty stellar performance from the GS75’s GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q chip.

Moving on to Middle-earth: Shadows of Mordor on Ultra, the full-tilt GeForce GTX 1080 chip in the older Alienware 17 R4 just edges out the GS75 and its RTX 2080 Max-Q chip. The more comparable Asus ROG Zephyrus GX501 and its GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q squeaks in behind it, though—the RTX Max-Q part is about 10 percent faster.

Fortunately UL’s 3DMark is designed to break out graphics performance from CPU performance influences. First up is 3DMark Fire Strike, which puts the MSI GS75 Stealth with RTX 2080 Max-Q ahead of all laptops, except for the large-and-in-charge Alienware 17 R4.

With the more modern workload run, we now see the MSI GS75 Stealth prevail. Although the full-tilt GeForce GTX 1080 is awfully close, the more comparable Asus ROG Zephyrus GX501 with its GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q comes up almost 20 percent short.

Compared to the full-speed GeForce GTX 1070 in the Origin PC EVO-17S, the GS75 Stealth is a hefty 29 percent faster. When you reach down to a GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q chip, you’re looking at more than 58 percent. So, yes, it’s pretty durn fast.

For example, we ran tests using EA’s Battlefield V, the sole game available with hybrid ray tracing. When EA first turned on ray tracing, performance actually dropped with RTX enabled. In our own tests at 1920×1080 resolution with the game set to Ultra quality mode, we saw the RTX 2080 Max-Q in the GS75 achieve 90 frames per second in default mode, and drop to 45 frames per second with DirectX Ray Tracing turned on. Oof. While some of this may well be fixed by further driver tuning and game tuning, we’re still pretty uneasy about how the Max-Q RTX laptops can run these games at their highest setting.

While the GS75 Stealth doesn’t win any ribbons, it’s actually extremely good battery performance from a 17-inch gaming laptop. Some of that comes from the decision to ditch Nvidia’s G-Sync technology, which forces the GPU on at all times; and some of it comes from the relatively large 82-watt-hour battery.

We have a fantasy. If we could take an MSI GS75 Stealth back in time to 2008 or even 2012, we’re fairly certain we could walk into any PC gaming LAN party and declare ourselves a minor deity. “Behold: I carry a laptop more powerful than any of your gaming computers, and it weighs less than five pounds! Grovel before me!”

And to be honest, we think with the sheer performance and portability of the amazing GS75 Stealth, that’s entirely possible. This is just the first of many benchmarking opportunities we hope to have with Nvidia’s new RTX graphics for laptops, but the initial signs seem to point toward a lighter, faster future for mobile PC gaming.

MSI is one of the world leaders in gaming industry and content creation. The brand has a vast electronics lineup: from desktops and portable computers to compoments like graphic cards, motherboards, peripherals and many more. MSI laptops in particular became a standard of advanced technology, vouching to deliver a superior gaming experience. And that is certainly the case with the MSI GS 75 Stealth 10SGS 2020 version.

The manufacturer offers several models and configurations, such as: GT Titan, GE Raider, GS Stealth series and some others. The GS Stealth series line is created to combine both mobility and high-end performance, as opposed to its bulkier and heavier counterparts, like the MSI GE75 Raider, for example. The GS-series laptops sport top-of-the-line graphics and processors, achieving portability and power in a single device. And to top it all, an extended battery life allows users to take on-the-go gaming experience to the next level.

Although the GS75 Stealth 10SGS 2020 is still an excellent laptop choice, currently available on the market, we must note that among all of the msi gaming laptops introduced in 2021, we find the addition of the NVIDIA RTX 3080 graphics to be one of the most exciting upgrades.

MSI GS75 Stealth continues to deliver a sophisticated black finish look with gold trims. The lid is outlined in gold and, unlike other MSI versions, the Dragon logo is also traced with the gold outline. The chassis however are now redesigned to hold a larger display panel.

Size-wise, the MSI GS75 Stealth 10SGS is a much larger device, with a 17.3-inch display up to 300 Hz refresh rate, as opposed to its 15.6-inch counterpart GS65 Stealth Thin, it is still surprisingly portable and light. Precisely because of its size, the GS75 series can offer better specs, and thus deliver an exceptionally fluid gaming visuals any true gamer can appreciate.

The latest MSI GS75 Stealth 10SGS gaming laptop is equipped with 10th Gen Intel Core™ i9 processors (Comet Lake H) and GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER™ graphics, created for gamers who care about style and appearance. According toMSI official specs, these powerful components bring a 50% boost in computing power in higher single core frequency for an unparalleled gaming experience. For example, games are more vivid with SUPER-fast ray tracing, delivering more accurate shadows, lighting and reflections. Also, users can enjoy SUPER-powerful Artificial Intelligence processing thanks to the NVIDIA’s Tensor Cores architecture.

In addition, the GS75 Stealth 10SGS has several ports to expand your vision across multiple displays-if you want to- with HDMI, USB-C 3.2 Gen2, and many more. You’ll be able to enjoy up to 8K gaming resolution for some extra fun. Furthermore, the GS75 Stealth 10SGS offers more power and flexibility with the latest Thunderbolt ™3 that supports up to 40 Gbp bandwidth. This enables the power delivery function, whether to quickly charge your laptop three times faster, or to add up to 100 Watts power-in in order to extend laptop’s productivity and offer even more mobility.

To elevate its performance, the GS75 Stealth 10SGS offers an exclusive Cooler Boost Technology which ensures optimal thermal dissipation. The ultra-thin 0.1mm sharp-edged fan blade design enhances the airflow for an outstanding gaming experience.

There are several GS75 Stealth configurations, such as: 10SGS, 10SFS, 10SF, and 10SE. You’ll find some differences in graphics and communication options. As to the GS75 Stealth 10SGSmodel, it currently retails for $2,449 onAmazon.

Overall, with the ultra-light 5 lbs weight, immaculate design, exceptional performance and extended battery life, the MSI GS75 Stealth 10SGS can truly be a dream laptop. Paired with even faster 300 GHz refresh rate display, this computer is built to last as well as to hold good reselling value over time. However, if you are looking to get some extra dollars for your used gaming laptop, you canmsi laptop trade in for cash on trusted resellers.

Nvidia"s RTX 2060 may have dominated most of the graphics card headlines at this year"s CES, but down on the show floor you simply can"t move for RTX gaming laptops. Chief among them is MSI"s new GS75 Stealth, which has been shoved in my face at no fewer than three separate appointments I"ve been to in the last two days. This is mostly because it"s the world"s first 17in thin and light gaming laptop with an RTX 2080 inside it (albeit in Nvidia"s energy-efficient Max-Q design rather than a full-fat laptop chip), but is bigger necessarily better? Here"s wot I think so far.

From the outside, the MS75 Stealth is surprisingly low-key considering MSI"s penchant for blazing lights and go-faster gaming stripes. Aside from a golden metal trim around the laptop"s outer edges and a similarly coloured dragon logo on the back of the lid, this black, 18.95mm thick slab could easily be mistaken for a normal, if rather large and fingerprint prone, ultraportable laptop - which is pretty refreshing after the monstrously huge Acer Predator Triton 900 I looked at yesterday.

Admittedly, you"d hope it would, given its 17.3in display only has a 1920x1080 resolution, but at least you"ve also got a 144Hz refresh rate packed in there as well to help make use of all that extra headroom. Intriguingly, MSI state the panel is only "IPS-level" in their official specs for the MS75 Stealth, so I"ll be interested to see how it performs once I get my calibrator on it. It certainly looked like a proper IPS screen in the flesh, with lovely vivid colours and high brightness levels popping out from within its teensy 5.2mm bezels, but I"ll reserve judgment until I"ve got a bona fide review sample in my hands.

It"s a shame it gets so hot, though, as the GS75 Stealth"s keyboard actually felt quite pleasant to type on during my brief time with it. It won"t replace your mechanical clackedy clacks by any means, but there was a decent amount of travel and each key felt nice and firm when I pressed them down.

As for the processor, it"s currently unclear what the initial configurations of the GS75 Stealth will actually ship with. MSI promised the GS75 Stealth would reach all the way up to one of Intel"s Core i9 CPUs in their CES press conference, but at the moment their website would seem to suggest the top specification will stop at an 8th Gen Core i7. Whichever one it ends up with, though, you"re still getting plenty of oomph with a Core i7, and it"s possible MSI may well eventually release a Core i9 model once Intel sort out the stock problems they"re currently experiencing.

Whatever happens on the CPU front, though, I still ended up preferring MSI"s other main RTX laptop on display here at CES, the refreshed GS65 Stealth, the GTX version of which was one of the best value for money gaming laptops of 2018. I"ll be writing up a separate impressions piece on that laptop very soon, but compared to its GS75 sibling, the GS65 felt a lot more sturdy and had an infinitely nicer keyboard to boot. The GS75 may be a world first for a 17in RTX 2080 thin and light combo, but I suspect the GS65 will continue to be the more popular laptop overall, records be damned.